Instrumentation Introduction

It can be defined as the art and science of measurement and/or control.

It is the application of instruments for the purpose of measuring, observing, transmitting, indicating, recording, monitoring, and controlling of any industrial process variable.

It is a device used directly or indirectly in order to accomplish an objective or task.

It is the regulation or manipulation of variables influencing the conduct of a process in such a way as to obtain a product of desired quality and quantity in an efficient manner.

An arrangement of two or more instruments connected together to perform a unified task.

An example of an instrumentation system is a ______________.

A system concept that utilizes instrumentation to perform certain tasks or sequences of operations without human intervention.

A process management system designed to maintain a process variable at a desired set point.

Measures process parameters and variables.

Converts measured process variable into a standardized signal.